National Geographic explorer Joel Sartore wants to document every captive species in the world in a project called Photo Ark. Check out some of his wow-worthy shots of snakes.
scales of the Bismarck ringed python, which lives on the islands off of Papua New Guinea
How this pilot changed how high people thought women could fly
By June 29, they had made it to New Guinea (now Papua New Guinea), an island north
Take this just-for-fun personality quiz to find out which type of wild cat you’re most like.
Dreamstime; fish: Sergio Bertino, Dreamstime; snake: Prapass Wannapinij, Dreamstime; guinea
Saving species through the power of photography
scales of the Bismarck ringed python, which lives on the islands off of Papua New Guinea
Is your personality more like a dog? A fish? A hermit crab? Find out what kind of pet you would be if you suddenly sprouted four legs, scales, or even pincers!
Dreamstime; fish: Sergio Bertino, Dreamstime; snake: Prapass Wannapinij, Dreamstime; guinea
Go behind the scenes to learn how a Nat Geo photographer is protecting animals like river otters, caracals, snakes, and more. He also spills his secrets on dealing with his dangerous, adventurous, and mischievous subjects.
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Some lands, like parts of the rain forests in New Guinea, are also uncharted.
A serval sits patiently in a grassy field, swiveling its head back and forth like a watchful owl. The predator is scanning the savanna for a meal not with its eyes, but with its oversize ears. An unseen rodent stirs under the thick brush, and the wild cat tenses. It crouches on its legs and feet before launching itself up and over the tall grass. Guided only by sound, the serval lands directly on the once-invisible rat.
to catch, including grasshoppers, snakes, and even birds as large as storks and guinea
You won’t believe some of the animals that presidents and their families have kept as furry friends.
His six kids had snakes, dogs, cats, a badger, birds, guinea pigs, and more.
Cameroon, in West Africa, is a mixture of desert plains in the north, mountains in the central regions, and tropical rain forests in the south.
Republic to the east, the Republic of the Congo to the southeast, Gabon and Equatorial Guinea
